Town government · Union County, MS

Myrtle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Myrtle took in $1.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Town taxes9.9%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

55%

of Myrtle's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes9.9%

Property tax
9.8%$106 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$363 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$297 thousand
  • Sewer$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
55%$593 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$11 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities89%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Running the government and other costs4.0%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Interest on debt0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

89%

of Myrtle's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
89%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$58 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$61 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$29 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Myrtle. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Myrtle itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.